Theft at Wilson (2nd Floor)
Date: 9/30/06 Time: 4:30 Location: Wilson Library 2nd floorType of Incident: Crime Unit: Wilson Reference
Problem: Patron reported that his backpack was stolen while he was helping someone on the 2nd floor. Patron didn't want to call police but spoke with the security monitor. She also recommended that he call police. He didn't want to call police but wanted other patrons to help him find the backpack. One patron complained to the security monitor about the victim. The victim's behavior seemed a bit strange.
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Date: 9/30/06 Time: 4:30 Location: Wilson 2nd floorType of Incident: Crime Conflict Unit: Wilson Reference
Problem: This is a followup to an incident report I sent earlier on Saturday about someone who claimed that his backpack had been stolen. The security monitor was concerned that the victim was behaving strangely and called a supervisor. When the supervisor arrived they went upstairs. A few minutes later the victim came to the Reference Desk and yelled at Gene:"Call security ASAP and don't let this person leave the library" He had a student with him. He had taken the student's homework. Several other guys came along to help the student get his homework back. The student at the circ desk called security. The student got his homework back. I asked the victim to sit down and wait for security. Instead he ran out by the campus phone. The security people came back and I told them where the victim was. They took him outside but I don't know the outcome. I ran into Linda DeBeau Melting in the parking garage and told her what I knew about it, which isn't all that much
Reminder: Use the incident report form at http://staff.lib.umn.edu/security/ Report these types of problems to 911. Also contact security monitors & supervisor. Never endanger your personal safety.